The Contribution of Fisheries Sector in Regional Development of Karo Regency North Sumatra Province, Indonesia

This research aims to analyze the growth of the fisheries sector, analyze the commodity market strength of the fisheries sector and analyze the strength of the fisheries sector's base and non-base sectors in regional development in Karo Regency. The method used in this study was a quantitative method using secondary data cross-section and time series which were then analyzed using descriptive statistics, and qualitative methods using primary data obtained through interview questionnaires. Analysis of the data used was growth index analysis, Trade area capture (TAC) analysis, full factor analysis (PF) and minimum requirement approach (MRA) analysis. The results of the growth index analysis show that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)of the fisheries sector in the Karo Regency has increased by 95% in the period 2009-2018. The results of the 2009-2018 TAC analysis showed that the TAC value> population indicated that the regency was able to capture the opportunities of trade in fisheries products in other regions. PF value of the fisheries sector> 1 can attract customers from other regions and has a specialization in terms of fishery product markets. MRA analysis results in 2017 obtained the largest base multiplier in Bulang District with a value of 12.9 which means that every 120 workers in the base sector are expected to create 9 workers in the non-base sector.